Knotter for harvesters.



No. 644,824. Patented Mar. a, |900. A. HEUSCH. KNOTTER FDR HARVESTERS. (Application filed Feb. 4, 1898.) (No Model.) 9 Sheets-S'hee I.

No. 644,824. Patented Mar.' 6, |900.

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KNOTTER vFOR HARVESTERS.

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KNUTTER FUR HARVESTERS.

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KNUTTER FOR HARVESTERS.

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Patented Mar. 6, |900. A. HEUSCH.

KNOTTER FOR HARVESTERS.

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KNOTTER FUR HARVESTERS.

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ANTON HEUSCI-I, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO VILLIAMZIMMERMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

KNOTTER FOR HARVESTERS.

SPECIFICATION formingiaart or Letters Patent N. 44,824, dated Maren 6, 19oo`.

Application iile'd February 4, 1898. Serial No. 6691110. (No model.)

Beit known that LANTON HEUSCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the count7 of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knotters for Harvesters, which are fully set forth in the following specification,` reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which- Figure 1 shows mynew knotter in longitudinal side elevation with the twined needle in front thereof and at the end of its upstroke, the twine shown as surrounding the bundlespace in full lines and its two other portions vin broken lines, together with some of the partsnecessary to form and hold the bundle. Fig. 2 shows the plan View of Fig. l. Fig. 3

shows the same view of the knetter-frame as is seen in Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale, Witha fragment of the hreastplate andthe needle and parts below the breastplate omitted. Fig. 4 shows a breastplate in longitudinal side elevation with a fragment of t-he bundleguard. Fig. 5 showsFig. 4 in plan View and with the latch g in both of its extreme positions and the bundle-guard ends omitted. Fig. 6 shows the latch g in plan View. Fig. 7shows in end view a transverse arm attached to the 'rce end of the latch. Fig. 8 shows the outer end of the latch and knetterhead pinion in locked position. Fig. 9 shows the outer end of the latch in unlocked position. Fig. 10 shows the knotter-head pinion with the part Fig. 9 near it, said two parts being placed as seen in their unlocked position. Fig. 10a shows ashaft of the twineholding mechanism, which is also one foot of the knetter-frame, in side elevation with a small fragment of the knotter-frame. Fig. 11 shows the several parts of the twine-holder connected and in plan View. Fig. 12 shows the toothed twine-holding disk, its pinion, and sleeve connecting said parts in side elevation. Fig. 13 shows the finger edge of the base-plate of the knotter and its inger without the parts shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 shows the base-plate of the twine-holder in plan View. Fig. 15 shows the tier-wheel on the face side of the iiange and gear-rack; Fig.

1G shows the tier-wheel in elevation or Fig.

15 revolved a half-revolution in the plane of the paper and a quarter-revolution from the plane of the paper on a transverse axis from right to left and vertical to the plane of the paper. Fig. 17 shows Fig. 16 turned a quarter-revolution to the left. Fig. 18 shows Fig. l5 revolved a halflrevolution on an axis in the plane of the paper parallel with its border-lines. Fig. 19 shows a tier-wheel and twine-holder in plan View with the largerpart of the tier-wheel broken away, showing the twine-holder and its pinion under it and the engagement of the spur with the twine-holder pinion. Fig. 2O shows in side elevationv the hinge-plate, its spur, spring, and hinge.` Fig. 2l shows Fig. 2O on its under side. Fig. 22 shows a fragment of the knotter-frame in plan view to expose the knetter-head pinion and the tier-wheel rack-gear engaging said pinion with its rst tooth. Fig. 23 shows a cam-arm in side elevation with part of its bolt-chamber broken away. Fig. 23 shows Fig. 23 reversed endfor end. Fig. 24 shows the cam-arm shown in Fig. 23'on itsinner side. Fig. 25 shows Fig. 23 from its point end. Fig. 26 shows the knetter-frame on its rear or ribbed side with the twine-holder and cam-arm, the latch being removed and the bill of the knotter-head in its lirst position or starting-point. Fig. 27 shows a fragment of the knetter-frame with the bill of the knetter-head advanced about one-quarter of a revolution on a fragment of the knotter-frame. Fig. 28 shows a fragment of the knetter-frame with the knetter-head bill advanced to abouta half of a revolution. Fig. 29 shows a fragment of the knotter-frame with the bill of the knetter-head advanced about three-quarters of a revolution. Fig. 30 showsafragment of the knotter-frame with the bill of the knotter-head advancedinto the last quarter of its revolution and open to receive the two twine ends, already in part wound on the bill, to tie the knot. Fig. 3lI shows the bill advanced tothe point where the cam of the cam-arm i closes the bill. Fig. 32 shows the knetter-head with the bill in the position shown in Fig. 31 as Vseen from the under side, with cam-arm and a part of the knotter-frame. Fig. 33 shows the knetterlle'ad with the bill in the position shown in Fig. 26 as seen on the under side, with cam- IOO arm and part of the knotter-frame. Fig. 34 shows the knotter-head and the socketed pinion (indicated in broken outlines) and the knotter-head shaft and its pin-key. Fig. 35 shows the knotter-head pinion as seen from the top, with its high spur and its position relative to the bill. Fig. 36 shows the cam CL3, forming a part of the pinion a4, as seen on its under side, and its shaft in section. Fig. 37 shows a staple u, cast integral with an arm of the knotter-frame. Fig. 38 shows a fragment of the knotter-frame. As here shown the cam hs forms the edge between the opposite face of the frame and the cam h, which is underneath. In other words, said cams h and h3 coincide at their starting-points. Fig. 39 shows an under view of a part of the frame 8 without the knetter-bill. Fig. 40 shows a sectional profile of the cam hs on the cylindric'al` surface indicated by the line @XX on Fig. 40. Fig. 4l indicates a sectional profile 011 the cylindrical surface indicated lby the broken line ZQXX of Fig. 30.

Likes letters and g'ures of reference denote like parts of the drawings.

The objects of my invention are to simplify and improve the construction and operation of the mechanism which ties the cord-knot which binds the grain-bundle on the harvesting-machine. To attain said desirable ends, I construct my said improved device in substantially the following manner, namely:

On the breastplate 2O is secured the knotlter-'frame 8, which consists of a single piece tached, as shown in Fig. 26 and in part in Figs. 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31. Said frame stands upon two supports, one of which is held to the breastplate by a long bolt 14, which passes through two of said ribs of the frame-plate and also forms the pintle or hinge support upon which the hinged cam-arm 'i and the latch g turn, and the other of said supports, also cast integral with the frame, is held to the breastplate by a short bolt l5, axially eoincident with said support, which atthe same time is the fixed shaft 8X, upon which rotates the rotatable part ofthe twine-holder. (Shown in Fig. 12.) It is, however, preferred to cast said iixed shaft with an axial opening through its entire length and to hold it with a bolt like 14. In Fig. 10 the lower part is shown with lrectangular sides SXX to hold a non-rotatable part of the twine-holder. Such a nonrotatable member is seen in Fig. 14, the hole f fitting on the part SXX of the stud 8X, and another is seen in Fig. 11, -where the twineholding members are together; but the stud 8X is removed and the hole f shown in plan view. Between said supports there is an archlike open space wherein about centrally operates the well-known knot-tying mechanism whereof the knot-tying device, with its sha-ft, somewhat resembles an inverted Vhead and form the knotter-head, which is provided on its rear end with a cam-roller a2 and turns on a pinioned shaft a6 of the usual construction; but the cams which actuate said mandible and the pinion ou said shaft and the parts on or working with said parts have new forms and functions. The pinion-shaft c6 enters the cam ai and lower part of the pinion a4 through a socket, said cam and pinion being formed as an integral part fitting closely and are fastened by a pin a7. The pinion d4 plays in an opening in the plate of the frame 8, there being atransverse rib above and below i-t, the upper-one having an open-notch bearing to receive the gudgeon as, said gudgeonf being cast integral with the pinion c4, and the shaft a6 is passed through a hole bored through the rib below the pinion, which forms the bearing 'for the lower end of its shaft.

The frame and the pinion and its shaft are thus easily fitted together and toplace, where they are permanently secured by a pin a7, as shown,and by this construction the said several-parts maybe made as small as possibleto attain the requisitespeedand stillbeofsuflicientstrength. VIt' said shaft, passed through said pinion,the latter would have to be enlarged to get sufficient strength, the shaft a6 being already reduced to its smallest possible diameter. The pinioncam hastwo diametrically-opposed shoulders a5 so set on `the shaft relative tothe point of the bill as to stand in a certain desired direction (indicated in Figs. 8, 10, 26, and 35) when all of the connected working parts thereto are set to begin work. When in said condition, the spurs g3, forming apart of the latch g, are at the limit of' their inward motion and at rest and firmly held by the tier-wheel 9, fixed to the shaft Sh.' Said tier-wheel has a flange b, which comprises approximately live-siXths of a complete circle, and in the gap thus formed is a cam, having the cam-faces boo b1@ bo and at the otherend or edge of the wheel the radial gear-teeth b. The rear end of the flange is thickened and beveled outward toform the inclined face b2, and the other end thereof is formed into a broadened and notched part h3, lwith a slot to receive the lug 117, held on its under side with a key-pin b9, said lug being a part of a lhinged plate b, lying in the recessed part h3. On the under side of said plate is a half-round-transverse rib b3, for which there is a corresponding but shallower groove in thefa-ceof the part b3 to receive it and to thus form a hinge on which the plate Z911 may have sufficient play at its free end to operate sufficiently and wh'ereon, at its outer corner, are a tooth b4 over a spur b5., which enters a pocket in the plate ha, and a coiled spring b, which it holds and whichv said spring raises from said flange. Between said spur bA1 and IIO -early and too-far-inward motion, but going in far enough on the point of the cam a5 to pre- .vent its further rotation, the twine drawing -the roller g2 onto the cam-face blo.

The latch g ishinged by two lugs go on the bolt and `has at its free end a transverse arm g, which carries atits outer end a vertical arm g?, on the top of which is an arm g5, of which its upper face is inclined at an angle of about fortylive degrees toward the latch f, and on the arm Q6 is a knife-holding frame, wherein the` edge gS stops against asmall shoulder (here shown to bein the arm gli) to form a stop for the knife, which is Ahere the lower end of the knife -edge itself which strikes said stop. Thereby the cutting edge will always be in the same line, irrespective of the amount that may be ground away, and becomes a self-adj ustment that is practically perfect. There is a knife-holding frame on the upper edge of the arm g, on the 4top of which is a bar or guard gX, which extends beyond the knife-" edge, so as to leave a narrowed pass from below said guard in front of the knife-edge and the rear edge of the arm Q7. Said guard receives the twine on it as it is laid to the twineholder, and the arm lg7 draws the twine back and bends it out of the right line when the latch makes its rearward stroke, as is shown in Fig. 1l, where the twine as laid by the needle is shown in full lines, and its position and form when drawn backby the arm g7 is shown by the broken line tn.

Between the latchvlugs go is held the hinge end of the cam-arm if, of which the mandibleactuating cams form an integral part. At said end there is a half-round joint i, which lies on the bolt t4 and is held thereon between the latch-lugs go and the front of the latch, which is suitably recessed to receive and allow the proper play forsaid cam-arm, as indicated by the broken line in Fig. 6. Said arm is held in its proper, place by means of a coiled spring on a bolt i4, which is in a chambered boss i2, which abutsagainst the inner side of the plate of thetrame 8,. through which the bolt i4 is passed and lon which its head turns freely. Said bolt has a screwdriver head, but its action cannot be changed by the screw-driver only, as its threaded nut i" turns freely to prevent change of adjustment in that way-something for the manufacturer rather than the user of the machine.'

At the top and front of the frame-arch and near the knetter-head shaft begins an inclined cam h, as shown in Figs. 3, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 3l, 32, and 33, which inclines downward and backward from the face of the frame at a .Suitable angle to receive and depress the front .end of the Inaudible and to then pass it 'to mandible is passing from the cam h to the cams i5 i6. "When the inaudible-.point leaves the cam t, the mandible-roller a2 is at the foot of the cam hs, which is on a shorter radius than the cams 7L i6, and said cam imparts a contrary motion to the point of the Inaudible, and thereby reopens the bill to get the twine into it in the latter part of the revolution of the knotter-head,and when t-he roller a2 passes upon the cam-:tace il the inaudible closes upon the two twine ends, following which the loop slips from the knetter-head over the bill with its inclosed ends of the twine, and thereby completes the knot. The knot now falls upon that partof the breastplate which contains the narrow transverse end of the slot 2X, one side of said knot falling on the spur 7*, while the other side is held by the breastplate, along which it is drawn by the force of the bundleejectorarms 7 and tightened, and finally escapes through the enlarged end opening in said slot. After the twine has slipped from the bill it passes off the guard g and moves into the position shown in the broken outlines t it n in Fig. 3, which is finally the position it has to assume before the knife can cut it. The cutting happens with the forward motion of the latch, which cooperates with the bundleejector arms, knotter-head, and other parts timed in accord therewith.

The twine-holding mechanism is attached to the frame-support or round post 8K, on the upper part of which rotates a spur-wheel cl', provided in this case withsix teeth d and a sleeve e, at the lower end of which is a disk c with six teeth e2, Figs. l1 andl2. Aforesaid disk e plays upon' a plate f under it and which is held from rotation by the stud end SXX in the hole fX and a deep notch f in the outer edge of said plate, so placed that it will receive the twine from the needle 2, the point of which passes a` short .distance beyond the said notch when at the end of its upstroke. Over the edge oppositef is held a ingerf by a single bolt f2, passing through a chambered boss containing a coiled spring flo, by means of which the pinch or pressure of the parts fj'G upon the disk e is regulated and by means of which the ends of the twine are held. The finger' is held from turning by means of a lug]3 or equivalent device on the plate f. There is a marginal upturned circumferential ange fLl and within it a parallel low rib f5 to aid in holding the twine, especially adapted to work where the twine happens to be thin and to prevent injury to the twine. As the tooth e2 nearest the twine IOO IIO

advances it doubles the twine upon it, `the l into the notch f9, its advancement to thatl place being facilitated by the inclined flange f8, on some part of which the twine first rest-s,

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the twine being now in the condition to receive a bundle of grain, (indicated by the broken line t n, Fig. 1,) and as soon asa bundle is formed the twine assumes the position indicated by the broken line on the platform 10,.after whichfthe needle makes' an upstroke .and the cord winds laround the bundle, as

.shown by the full lines of thecord in Fig. 1.

On the knotter-frame and cast integral therewith is a horizontal arm opposite and .near the shaft sh, on which is a staple u., cast integral with said arm by allowing a spur of sand inthe mold to projectthroughthe mo'ld of the arm, as indicated by the curved and broken lines shown Ain Fig. 37, and lon said staple is hung a bundle-guard 6, formed out `of a stout wire which is doubled in its center, so vas 'toform a loop which will just tron-said staple u, beyond which it is 4twisted into a straight single part of suitable length, yfrom `the termination of which the Vtwo parts are somewhat sharply be-ntrto .reach backito the :breastplate and separated, each partentering'a receptacle r' at the cornersof the breastyplate after being suitably curved, asshown kin '-Figsl/and 2. The said guardisth us held securelyin its place by the single key u/ in the front-end of the staple or loop u.. One bundle-discharge arm '7 is attached to the tier-wheel 9and a-second discharge-arm parallel'thereto is attached -to its shaft sh.

To fthe breastplate are attached lugs 11 vnear-thetwo endsfo'f'the bundleguard, and to them is attached `a broadarm, which lmay be constructed in various forms, (hereishown as va.zthree-sided-square 4,) the rfourth side-being -arod 5, passing through said lugs in the breastplate andthe ends ofthe twovsides on which said frame turns as on ahinge. One vend ofla coiled spring 11,\of which theother end isfa-st'to the breastplate, draws the frame 4 from the positioninto which it is thrown'by the discharge of thebundle. Said position is indicated by broken outlines in Fig. 1. Thefn'orinal position of said arm is shown in Fig. 1, with its lower end held within the compressor-arm 3, and its object is to close .the space and aid in forming a more round, solid, and complete bundle and to do that with less power than is now required, owing to said opening from which a part of every bundle escapes unaffected by the compression and which therefore necessitates so much harder pressure on what canbe compressed.

In Fig. 2 the arm 4 is shown at its upper yposition in full lines, and there is a stop 11 ,to hold or stop said arm 4 attlie end of its return stroke.

' The needle-arm 1, needle 2, and compressorarm 3 areof the usual construction.

- The normal position of the tier-wheel Ais shownin Fig. 3, the roller g2 being on the in- Y-side of the flange b', which is the side toward :the pinion atand its cooperating parts, the

'latch g .and its parts being, therefore, at the 'farthest inward position, the knife-edge g8 cutting the twine j ustbefore reaching the end of its inward stroke, and the double prongs g3 are on the shoulders or stops t5 of the knotter-head pinion, and the latch-spur g4 haspassed under the slot-spur r, the point of which lies far enough across the breastplateslot 2X to so close it as to leave but enough 'space for the twine to pass by said point when the latch-spur g4 is at or near the endof its outward stroke, the tier.- wheel 9 holding said latch at its innermost position with the inner side of the flange b during its revolution from the inner end of the bevel-face b2 -tothe inner end of the bevel-face bvb. At said'last point the-latch-roller g2 runsv through the inclined channel formed between thein- Vclined cam-faces Z) b and bo and to the highest point ofthe cam-face 1910,the-said outward motion ofthe latch-roller being resisted by `the -rigid twinewhichnow presses against the inner edge ofthe arm g7 andcontrary lto said outward motion of the latch, and from said lhighest'poin-t-of the cam-facet)10 thesaid surface approaches `the inner or unflanged 'side or end of vthe ftyerwheel, as show-n,ffor the purpose of bringing the two `poi-nts of the latchspurs ga-oneach side oftheblunt point ofthe cam a3, formed by the sides ofthe cam, `proceeding'fromthe inner shoulder edges and `which terminate under the vlong tooth ax of the pinion a4, said pinion `being actuated by the radial rack-teeth b and -brought in time to said position, thetension ofthe twine draw- Ning'the'l'atch-roller g2 forward onto the camsurface blo. `Nearly at thesame time ywhen the -rack b is inthe center of its work the tooth or spur btengages with a'tooth d ofthe twine-holder pinion d' and turnsit, asin this construction shown,onesiXth of -a revolution and causes a tooth e2 of the twine-holdingdisk e to take with'itbetween'theplatef and finger f6 and to pass into thenotch]09 on iinger fifthe twine laid over the said finger and into the'notch f' by the needle, where witha precedingvstrand of twine the two strands are tied by the knotter-head.

Between the knotter-head and the-twineholding mechanism beyond it the twine is held above the twine-cutter, and the twine cannot come before the reciprocating knifeedge until the knotter-head has released the twine from it and the slot-bridge Tg4 is opened and the twine-has passed beyond the bridge. After the twine has so moved to the last end of the slot 2X it inclines down from the twineholder for the knife-edge to cut it. The usual driving-wheel pp and belt pb are shown in Fig. l on the tier-wheel shaft.

The high spur ctx on the knotter-pinion insures its-engagement with the front end of 4the tier-wheel rack, and thereby the starting of the knotter and the latch, the latter being necessarily slightly prior in its rearward action, which is its release, to release the cam oristops forming a part of said pinion, all of said parts being so constructed as to act unfailingly and correctly in their determined order, from which they can in no wise be IOO IIO

- changed.

The bipillar knetter-trame has its said supports se formed as to also form special support-s :for special parts ol the mechanism, and the gape-closing arm operating in connection with the compressor-arm so eases the force required for forming and tying the bundle as to greatly relieve the draft of the harvester.

The cam h acts only when the twine is broken, and thereby sends the point of the mandible under the cams t6; otherwise the twine depresses the mandible and sends it under said cams.

The spur r, reaching partly-across the slot 2 of the breastplate, has a rounded point r2 at its free end.

What I claim is- 1. The combination with a knetter having fixed projecting parts, of a tier-wheel and reciprocating parts actuated by said tier-wheel, with means on said reciprocating parts to engage said knetter-head parts to put and hold the knetter to the starting-point, substantially as specied.

2. The combination with a rotary knetterhead with fixed diametrically-opposed shoulders, of reciprocable spurs to place and release said shoulders, and a tier-wheel with means to reciprocatesaid spurs and start said knetter under timed conditions, substantially as specified.

8. The combination witha hinged reciprocable arm carrying a twine-cutter, of a hinged Vreciprocable arm in a plane parallel to said twine-cutter arm provided with mandiblecams, substantially as specified.

at. The combination with a hinged reci procable arm provided with a twine-cutter, and a hinged reciprocable inaudible cam-arm in a plane parallel to said twine-cutter arm, of a single hinge-center for both said arms, substantially as specified. v

5. The combination with a slotted breastplate and knetter-bill, of a hinged reciprocable arm to move the twine laterally to said knetter and an elevated horizontal arm thereon to hold the twine at an upper position and drop it therefrom to a lower position, and a knife to cut the twine in its latter position, substantially as specified. Y

G. The combination with a rotatable knot terhead with hinged inaudible, of a Iixed closing-cam followed by cams combinedly movable, to successively open and close said mandible, substantially as specified.V

7. The combination with a knetter-head with hinged mandible, of combinedly-yielding cams to successively open said mandible to receive both band ends and to close the mandible thereon, substantially as speciiied.

8. The combination with a slotted breastplate and knetter-bill, of a hinged reciprocable arm with spur te open and close said slot and a horizontal arm to hold the twine in an upper position and an arm te move the twine laterally upon said bill, a knife below said twine position and means to drop the twine before the edge of said knife, substantially as specified.

9. The combination with a twine-holder-actuating pinion, of a flanged tier-wheel with an automatically-adjustable spur to actuate said pinion, substantially as specified.

10. The combinationwith a bipillar knotter-frame whereof one of said pillars is a round wheel-stud and the other pillar a means to hold hinged operating mechanism,'of a bolt forming both the hinge-axis of said twineoperating mechanism and means for fastening said pillar toits support, substantially as specified.

11. The combination with a knetter-frame pillar and bolt to fasten said pillar te its support, of a hinge-operating cam-arm and a hinge-operating twine-operating arm on a common axis, substantially as specified.

12. The combination with a knetter-frame and hinge-operating twine-operating arm and hinge-operating cam-arm, of a bolt to fasten said pillar toits support and to form the axis for said twine-operatin g mechanism and camarm, substantially as specified.

13. The combination with a knetter-pinion and reciprocating piece to draw the twine out of its line, and means whereby said twine will return said piece, of a tier-wheel with notched ilange and mechanism whereby said reciprocating piece operates on said flange and through said notch, substantially as specified.

14. The combination with a knetter-pinion and reciprocating piece to draw the twine out 'of its line, and means to hold the twine toits new place, and means whereby said twine will return said piece, of a tier-wheel with notched flange and mechanism whereby said reciprocating piece operates, substantially as specified. i

15. The combination'with a hinged reciprocating piece having an arm at right angles te said piece, and in an arc to its hinge-center, provided with twine-cutting mechanism and a roller-holding spur, all in an integral piece; and a knetter-pinion, of a tier-wheel, partially flanged, and a cam, said flange and cam projecting, radially, beyond said wheel to engage said spur and operate said reciprocating piece, substantially as specified.

.16. The combination with a slotted breastplate and a reciprocable bar parallel to said slot, with Iixed members transverse to said slet to laterally move and to cut the twine, and a roller-holding spur to said bar, of a tier -wheel with rackgear and liange in planes parallel to the wheel-plane and projecting radially beyond said wheel, said flange and spur engaging to actuate said bar, substantially as specified.

17. The combination with a pinioned knotter, a slotted breastplate and a reciprocable bar parallel to said slot with twine-bridge and knife thereon transverse to said slot and a roller-carrying spur te said bar, of a tierwheel with rack-gear and flange in planes IIO parallel to the plane of said wheel and projecting radially beyond it to engage said spur and pinion, substantially as specified.

18. The combination with a twine-holder base-plate having twine-receiving notch and a chamber-ed receptacle transverse to said plate of a nger with working surface parallel to said plate and a bolt and spring in said chamber, substantially as specified.

19. The combination with a slotted breastplate, of a spur moving longitudinally to ltself to open and close said slot, a tier-wheel with notched, flange, said flange in a plane parallel to the plane of said wheel and radially beyond it and a rollered spur on mechanism directly connected to said spur, actuated by said notched flange, substantially as specified.

20. The combination with a rod centrally Vdoubled into an eye or loop beyond which its members are twisted upon each other and beyond said twist said members are spread apart to a proper width and inclina-tion after which they are sharply bent upon themselves and.

parallel to said loop and to each other until said loop and ends of said members fit to their respective holders, of a breastplate to receive said rod ends and a stud to receive 'said loop, substantially as specified. 21. The combination with a twine-holderactuating pinion, of a tier-wheel circumferentially flanged, said flange in a plane parallel to the plane of the wheel, with a projection on said flange carry-ing Ia spur to actuate said pinion, substantially as specified.

22. The combination with a twine-holderactuating pinion, of a flanged tier-wheel and a reciprocable tooth on said flange to actuate 'said pinion, substantially as specified.

23. The combination with a knetter-pinion and twine-holder pinion, of a tier-wheel with a notched radial flange having a rack-gear between said flange ends and blank spaces between said gear and flange ends and a spur on a radial extension of said flange to actuate said twine-holder pinion, subst-antially as specified.

24. The combination with a tier-Wheel having a notched ange and rack-gear in equiradial and parallel planes, said gear opposite said notch, and a spur, radially beyond said flange, of a twine-holder and a knetter' both actuated directly by said wheel, substantially as specified.

25. The combination with a tier-wheel having a notched flange and a rack-gear in parallel and equiradial planes, said gear opposite said notch, and a spur on and radially beyond said flange, of a twine-holder and a knetter both directly actuated by said wheel, and a twine-cutter with au actuating-piece intermediate said cutter and wheel, substantially as specified.

26. The combination with a tier-wheel having a notched flange and a rack-gear in parallel equiradial planes, said gearopposite said notch, and a spu r radially beyond said flange,

27. The combination with a slotted breastr plate, of a bisupported knotter-frame, said two parts supporting rotary twine-holding and hinged twine-cutting mechanism, respectively, substantially as specified.

28. The combination with a tier-wheel with an automatically-adjustable spur, at right angles to the plane of the wheel, of a twineholder pinion actuated by said spur, substantially as specified.

29. The combination with a tier-wheel and twine-holder, of a hinged spring-actuated plate in the plane of the wheel with spur thereon at right angles thereto, substantially as specified.

30. The combination with a twine-holder and pinion therefor, of a tier-wheel with an automatically-adjustable spur at right angles to the plane of the wheel to operate said pinion, substantially as specified.

3l. The combination with a tier-wheel with an automatically-adjustable tooth, reciprocable transversely to the plane of said wheel, of a shaft with a twine-holder pinion, substantially as specified.

32. The combination with a tier-wheel with a flange in the plane of the wheel, with a spur reciprocable With a hinged plate in said flange at right angles thereto, of a kn otter-frame pillar and twine-holder revoluble thereon, actuated by said spur, substantially as specified.

33. The combination with a knotter-frame with horizontally-parallel ribs, whereof one rib has a notch for a shaft-bearin g, and whereof the other rib is bored for a shaft-bearing, of a socketed knetter-pinion with a gudgeon for said notched rib and a shaft for said bored rib and means to connect said shaft and pinion, substantially as specified.

34. The combination with a knetter-'frame with horizontally-parallel ribs whereof one has a notch shaft-bearing and the other rib a bored shaft-bearing, of a gudgeoned and socketed pinion and shaft for said socket, substantially as specified.

35. The combination with a knotter-head having fixed projecting parts, of .reciprocating mechanism provided with means to bring the twine on the bill and means to engage said fixed knotter-head parts to put and hold the knetter to the starting-point, substantially as specified.

36. The combination with a tier-wheel with a notched flange, having gear-teeth between the ends of said flange, and said flange and gear-teeth radially exterior to said wheel .and in planes parallel to the wheel-plane, and a slotted breastplate, of reciprocable mechanism provided With a twine-spur over said slot and a roller-spur actuated by said flange, substantially as specified.

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37. The combination with a breastplate and knotter-bill, of a hinged arm, reciprocable in a plane parallelwith the plane of said plate,

provided with an elbowed arm in a plane vertical to said reciprocable arm and a twinecutter in the plane of said elbowed arm, substantially as specified.

3S. The combination with a slotted breastplate, of an arm reciprocable in a plane parallel with the plane of said plate provided with an `elbowed arm in a plane vertical to said reciprocable arm, a cutter in the plane of said elbowed arm and means to adjust the edge of said cutter, substantially as specified.

39. The combination with a twine-holder base-plate with twine-receiving notch and a receptacle transverse to said plate and chambered from its outer end, of a finger with bolt and coiled spring in saidA chamber and a notched rotatable disk between said plate and finger, substantially as speciiied.

40. The combination with a twine-holder, a ribbed base plate provided with a twinenotch, a finger-holding flange and a chambered bolt-receptacle, of a finger with a bolt and spring in said chamber, and a notched disk to receive the twine from the notch of said base, substantially as specified.

4l. The combination with a twine-holder base-plate provided with a twine-receiving notch and a chambered bolt-receptacle, of a linger with a longitudinal inclined ridge and a twine-notch at the lower end of said ridge and a bolt and spring in said chamber, substantially as specified.

42. The combination with a notched bascplate provided with a chamberedbolt-receptacle, the base of said receptacle in the plane of said plate and the axis of said chamber vertical to said plate, oi' a finger with bolt and spiral spring in said receptacle and a notched disk to receive the twine from said base-plate notch and a tier-wheel with a spur in flange, said iange in a plane parallel to the plane of said wheel, with intermediate mechanism to operatively connect said wheel and disk, substantially as specified.

43. The combination with a centrally-held base-plate' provided with a twine-receiving notch and a finger-ange and a chambered bolt-receptacle, of a finger provided with a twine-ridge, a twine-notch, and a bolt and springin said chamber, substantially as specified.

44. rlhe combination with a knotter-pinion, a slotted breastplate and a twine bridge across said slot, of a tier-wheel with toothed rack and flange in parallel planes and a cam, radially exterior to said wheel, reciprocable mechanism to carry said twine-bridge provided with a roller-spur to engage said flange and cam, substantially as specified.

45. The combination with a slotted breastplate and a twine-holder, of an arm parallel to said slot with twine-bridge and twine-cutter, each transversely attached to said arm and longitudinally reciprocable across said slot, reciprocable mechanism to hold the twine above and means to pass it before the cutter edge, substantially as specified.

46. The combination with a-twine-holderactuating pinion, of a tier-wheel circumferentially flanged, said flange in the plane of the wheel, and a reciprocable spur on said flange to actnate said pinion, substantially as specified.

47. The combination with a knotter-head having diametrically-opposite placed xed projecting parts and a pinion with a tooth projecting beyond its fellows, of reciprocable spurs to operate said opposed projections, a tier-wheel and connecting mechanism to actuate said spurs, a gear-sector on said tierwheel arranged to engage and release said pinion-tooth atits ends, substantially as specilied.

48. The combination with a longitudinally- .reciprocable arm having means to guide and hold a parallel-edged end-sharpened twinecutter, and a iixed stop for said edge, substantially as specified.

49. The combination with a longitudinallyreciprocable arm having means to guide and hold a parallel-edged end-sharpened blade, of xed means to hold and to invariably adjust the edge of said blade to a predetermined line, substantially as specified.

50. The combination with a twine-holder pinion, of a tier wheel circumferentiallyA flan ged, said lian ge in the plane of the wheel, and a reciprocable spring-actuated spur on said flange to actuate said pinion, substantially as speciiied.

5l. The combination with a twine-holderactuating pinion, of a circumferentiallyflanged tier-wheel with a radially-extended projection, the plane of said flange parallel to the plane of said wheel, said projection provided with a spur automatically adjustable to said pinion, substantially as specified.

52. The combination with a shaft with nonrotatable centrally-held twine-holder baseplate thereon and a bolt-receptacle, chambered from its outer end, projecting vertically from the said plate, and a twine-receiving disk, of a linger on a peripheral portion of said plate, a bolt to connect, and a spring on said bolt, in said chamber, to press said plate, disk, and linger upon each other, substantially as specified.

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53. The combination with a knotter-frame y post with non-rotatable centrally-held twineplate thereon and a bolt-receptacle, chambered from its outer end, projecting Vertically from the said plate, and a finger-stop on the edge of said plate, of a finger on a peripheral portion of said plate, a bolt to connect, and a spring on said bolt, in said chamber, to compress said plate, disk, andv finger upon each other, substantially as specified.

55. The combination with a non-rotatable shaft with centrally-held eireularly-ribbed twine-holder base-plate thereon and a boltreceptacle, chambered from its outer end and a twine-disk on said shaft, of a finger and a bolt with coiled spring in said chamber to `point, and a twine-cutter fixediy attached to said reciprocating mechanism, substantially as specified.

ANTON HEUSCII. Witnesses:

WM. ZIMMERMAN, C. P. PACKER. 

